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Extraordinary amount of Cyber Situational Awareness (SA) news from around the globe today!

The People’s Republic of China suffers a massive DDoS attack; Chinese military modernization of information warfare doctrine circa 2000 & 2008 – There are also stories about Russian Cybercrime; India’s cyber architecture and much other relevant good stuff to share in the variety of news posts below!

Enjoy!

People’s Republic of China suffers major DDoS attack on .cn domain
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047427/china-suffers-major-ddos-attack-on-cn-domain.html#People’s Republic of China’s Internet hit by biggest cyberattack in its history
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/technology/china-cyberattacks/index.html?

U.S., China and an unthinkable warBoth have planned for a conflict they hope to avoid.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-gompert-kelly-war-china-u-s–20130826,0,6126914.story?US Navy seeks more cooperation with China in counter-piracy exercise
http://www.stripes.com/news/navy/us-navy-seeks-more-cooperation-with-china-in-counter-piracy-exercise-1.237354?John McCain, China Trade Barbs Over Senkaku Islands
http://thediplomat.com/the-editor/2013/08/26/john-mccain-china-trade-barbs-over-senkaku-islands/?China’s worried elites
Not since Mikhail Gorbachev began speaking of ‘Glasnost’ and ‘Perestroika’ has there been such a ferment among policy intellectuals.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Walker/2013/08/26/Walkers-World-Chinas-worried-elites/UPI-48771377490260/

People’s Republic of China’s Huawei, ZTE win bulk of China Mobile’s $3 billion 4G bonanza: sources
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-chinamobile-4g-idUSBRE97M02020130823Is Taiwan’s HTC about to get acquired by People’s Republic of China’s ZTE, Lenovo or Huawei?
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/082213-android-roundup-273111.htmlElectric carmaker Tesla hits roadblock in People’s Republic of China over trademark
Tesla will pay dearly for not havinf read of Apple’s dillemma regarding IP & Trademark registration within the People’s Republic of China…but I’m certain they hired only the best to get them to this point 🙂
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-china-autos-tesla-idUSBRE97M0D920130823Despite denials, docs show McAuliffe company asked feds to fast-track visa for investor tied to spy list
MAKING CONNECTIONS: Chinese telecommunications company like Huawei Technologies Co. “provide a wealth of opportunities for Chinese intelligence agencies to insert malicious hardware or software implants into critical telecommunications components and systems,”
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/despite-denials-docs-show-mcauliffe-company-asked-feds-to-fast-track-visa-for-investor-tied-to-spy-list/?Africa’s Big Brother Lives in Beijing – Is Huawei wiring Africa for surveillance? Or just for money?
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/07/30/africas_big_brother_lives_in_beijing_huawei_china_surveillance?page=fullU.S. Fears People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Backed Spy Network In Africa (Update) –
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/08/huawei-in-africa-new-spy-network/?People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Secures $1.5 Billion Equivalent 5-year Term Loan
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/61663.php?People’s Republic of China’s ZTE to post third quarterly profit due to cost cuts
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-zte-results-idUSBRE97K0XB20130821People’s Republic of China’s Baidu buys majority stake in group buying site Nuomi | PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047322/chinas-baidu-buys-majority-stake-in-group-buying-site-nuomi.html

Multinationals in China…Guardian warriors and golden eggs
The state’s crackdowns on big firms are not all about bashing foreigners
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21584045-states-crackdowns-big-firms-are-not-all-about-bashing-foreigners-guardian-warriors-and?Volvo building two additional assembly plants in People’s Republic of China
http://www.leftlanenews.com/volvo-to-build-assembly-plants-in-china.htmlForeign Executives Need to Exercise Due Care in the People’s Republic of China
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2013/08/23/foreign-executives-need-to-exercise-due-care-in-china.html

Review of US surveillance programs to be led by panel of intelligence insiders
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/nsa-surveillance-review-panel-insidersUS intelligence services go ‘on the record’ with new Tumblr blog
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/us-intelligence-community-tumblr-surveillanceIf You’ve Ever Traveled to a “Suspicious” Country, This Secret Program May Target You
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/08/carrp-fbi-immigration-terrorism-acluHow an Idealistic President Embraced Cyber Espionage
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-kozloff/how-an-idealistic-preside_b_3799193.html

Much cyber news and situational awareness(SA) to take note of today…of mention is the extensive plan by the People’s Republic of China to increase bandwidth to consumers throughout the Middle Kingdom…Apple & Samsung get no love in China…Corruption in China’s State Owned Enterprise (SOE) China Mobile…

What sort of cyber situation awareness do we have today? Much news about the People’s Republic of China – it is relentless…we now have Frutas and news of other exploits taking advantage of poorly secured systems and infrastructure…

Enjoy!

China China China hack hack hack redux | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2013/08/china-china-china-hack-hack-hack-redux-2/NY Times website down for HOURS. Hacked by People’s Republic of Hacking…err…China again?
http://blogs.computerworld.com/ny-times-website-down-hacked-china-22652-itbwcwThey’re ba-ack: Hacker gang that infiltrated NYT for months returns
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/08/theyre-ba-ack-hacker-gang-that-infiltrated-nyt-for-months-returns/The Chinese hacker group that hit the N.Y. Times is back with updated tools
The APT 12 hacker group has updated its malware programs to evade network-level detection
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241577/The_Chinese_hacker_group_that_hit_the_N.Y._Times_is_back_with_updated_tools?taxonomyId=17

The Trauma of Colonialism…People’s Republic of China says”Now it is China’s prerogative”
Operation Middle Kingdom = People’s Republic of China’s colonization of the West…
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/opinion/global/the-trauma-of-colonialism.html?

Browlock Ransomware Targets New Countries –
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002590.htmlResearchers figure out how to hack tens of thousands of servers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/14/researchers-figure-out-how-to-hack-tens-of-thousands-of-servers/

How A ‘Deviant’ Philosopher Built Palantir, A CIA-Funded Data-Mining Juggernaut
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/agent-of-intelligence-how-a-deviant-philosopher-built-palantir-a-cia-funded-data-mining-juggernaut/

Latest NSA Archive Release…The Secret History of the U-2 & other treats…
1) US Spy Planes Targeted China to Help India; Used British Crews to “Confuse the Soviets” and Overflew French Nuclear Sites
2) Groom Lake/Area 51 Finally Declassified
Less Redacted CIA History Released Under FOIA
3) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 434
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB434/

Below are series of very interesting and relevant cyber situational articles for reading and study.

Please pay particular attention to an uptick in the news regarding two of the People’s Republic of China’s significant State Owned Enterprises (SOE) Huawei and Lenovo…

The Diversified Employment of China’s Armed Forces
http://goo.gl/kN10J8People’s Republic of China’s C919 commercial jet to have maiden flight in 2015｜
Hey Airbus & Boeing, these are not the airframe copies you are looking for…
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130806000083&cid=1102Wiki reboot: Chinese Wikipedia makes comeback after early censorship
A censorship blackout lost Chinese Wikipedia many of its users. Now a new generation of mainland volunteers is resuscitating the site
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1293878/wiki-reboot-chinese-wikipedia-makes-comeback-after-earlyIs the People’s Republic of China’s vast Web monitoring actually helping to grow democracy?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/05/is-chinas-vast-web-monitoring-actually-helping-to-grow-democracy/People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Truth: Worse Than the Soviet Union
WAR IS PEACE • FREEDOM IS SLAVERY • IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/08/ministry-of-truth-worse-than-the-soviet-union/People’s Daily chief moves to State Council Information Office
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1601&MainCatID=16&id=20130512000014Lu Wei, People’s Republic of China’s new internet chief
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1601&MainCatID=16&id=20130513000005‘Father of Great Firewall’ steps down from Beijing university｜
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130719000080&cid=1601People’s Republic of China: Internet playing a major role in US military strategy｜
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1501&MainCatID=15&id=20130620000124French Gvmt Report Warns of Money Laundering by Chinese, Russians in Wine Deals-Caijing
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2013-08-06/113135788.htmlAirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance
http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/08/06/airsea-battle-a2ad-and-the-offense-defense-balance/?all=trueDecoding Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2013/0726/Decoding-Xi-Jinping-s-China-DreamPeople’s Republic of China’s Huawei $44 Million Connection Between Pakistan & China; Will it Be Censored?
http://www.techinasia.com/huawei-lay-44-million-fiberoptic-cableconnecting-pakistan-china/?Despite spy raps, Filipino DepEd taking China computers from People’s Republic of China’s Huawei
http://technology.inquirer.net/27799/despite-spy-raps-deped-taking-china-computersIndia…Foreign vendors (HUAWEI) won’t share design details of telecom equipment
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/foreign-vendors-wont-share-design-details-of-telecom-equipment/article4993082.eceUS a high-risk place for data theft, second only to People’s Republic of China, say German companies
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-08/06/germany-fears-us-surveillance

Where Hackers and Spooks Mingle
Seeking to Boost Their Ranks, Government-Security Experts Try to Woo Tech-Minded Rebels at Two Vegas Conferences
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323420604578648401799914658.htmlCompanies ‘not aware’ of being hacked
http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Companies-not-aware-of-being-hacked-20130802

Many cyber situational stories to entertain and tantalize you with this morning!
Pay particular attention to the growing militarism within the People’s Republic of China…in their Naval, Ground and yes, Cyber Forces…
You’ll note also some cybernia news out of the Soviet-bloc…
And lastly, but certainly not least – the American Bar Assoc has a new handbook about cyber…yikes – when lawyer and cyber get mixed together…well you get the picture…

FIGHT ON UNTIL U.S. IMPERIALISM IS WILLING TO GIVE UP – Mao Tse T’ung 1953解放军报专题
http://english.pladaily.com.cn/special/mao/txt/m5.htmLong march and unending victories
http://eng.mod.gov.cn/Opinion/2013-08/02/content_4460598.htm

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has hit back at allegations by a former CIA chief that the company spies for Beijing, labeling them “defamatory” and “baseless”.
http://www.securityweek.com/huawei-lashes-out-ex-cia-chief-over-spying-claimsPeople’s Republic of China’s Most Irrelevant Search Engines to Merge? Chinese Government Search Engines|
http://www.techinasia.com/chinas-irrelevant-search-engines-merge-government-takes-swing-search/If governments ban China-based Lenovo, should companies?
U.S., several other countries have banned computers from Lenovo after finding backdoors in hardware in firmware, report says
http://www.csoonline.com/article/737586/if-governments-ban-china-based-lenovo-should-companies-False People’s Republic of China’s Lenovo Security Report Only Strengthens World’s Top PC Maker
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241326/False_Lenovo_Security_Report_Only_Strengthens_World_39_s_Top_PC_Maker?

People’s Republic of China stresses its defensive military policy
http://eng.mod.gov.cn/DefenseNews/2013-08/02/content_4460650.htmDigital Dao: Aviation companies twice as likely to be hacked if they do business in China
Ask me about my Boeing China Aviation Research and their denial – er, response….
http://jeffreycarr.blogspot.com/2013/07/aviation-companies-twice-as-likely-to.html

Understanding the Global Risk of Cybercrime
http://www.scl.org/site.aspx?i=ed32886New ‘Hacked shells as a service’ empowers cybercriminals with access to high page rank-ed Web sites
http://blog.webroot.com/2013/08/02/new-hacked-shells-as-a-service-empowers-cybercriminals-with-access-to-high-page-rank-ed-web-sites/

The Soviet-Era Strategy That Explains What Russia Is Doing With Snowden
Whataboutistm: a rhetorical defense that alleges hypocrisy from the accuser. And it’s going to make it a lot harder to criticize Moscow on human rights.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/whataboutism-the-soviet-era-strategy-that-partly-explains-why-russia-took-snowden/278314/Russian Cyber Criminals selling hacked websites access in Underground stores
http://thehackernews.com/2013/08/russian-hackers-underground-hacking-websites.html

FBI Has Been Developing Cyber Hacking Tools for Over a Decade to Attack Criminals
http://www.hngn.com/articles/9332/20130804/fbi-developing-cyber-hacking-tools-over-decade-attack-criminals.htmDisposable Spy Computers Are Disturbingly Easy and Cheap to Make
http://gizmodo.com/disposable-spy-computers-are-disturbingly-easy-and-chea-1014343556Latvia Refuses To Extradite The Creator Of Gozi TrojanThe country’s Foreign Minister says the 67-year prison term facing hacker Deniss Calovskis is too severe
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/latvia-refuses-to-extradite-the-creator-of-gozi-trojan-123725?ABA Cybersecurity Handbook
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2013/08/aba-cybersecurity-handbook/